Idiomy angielskie

IDIOMS
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1) Yesterday I waited for the bus for almost an hour, eventually it came.
But I was worried I would miss the train. I managed to catch it
only by ................................................. .
a) the front door b) the skin of my teeth c) the last chance
d) the brim of my hat
2) Every time Dave pays me a visit, he wants to borrow some
money. He came two days ago and again he was ...................
a) broke b) broken c) flat d) stiff
3) It's raining heavily I can't stand it any more. Why has it been .......
................... for ten hours?
a) watering down b) dropping dead c) raining cats and dogs
d) bucketing up
4) Have you seen the new jacket Joanna has bought? It's very smart
and it only cost 2 zlotys, she really got it for ................ .
a) a song b) a cheapy c) nought d) a donkey
5) John will never buy you a drink, he's far too ..................... .
a) tight-fisted b) pigheaded c) highly strung d) easy-going
6) I was surprised when I saw Mary on my door-step, she arrived
........................... .
a) like a house on fire b) out of the blue c) around the bush
d) out of the sack
7) Their house is so small, they can hardly walk among the furniture,
there is no room to ................................. .
a) fall head over heels b) bite their head off c) swing a cat
d) dance long hours
8) Sting can't ..................................... to Fish when it comes to
writing lyrics.
a) carry a tune b) hold a candle c) fall flat d) cool his heels

CHOOSE
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a) Mrs Franklin took all the money out of the bank and Mr Franklin
was ......................... .
b) Oh, do I feel terrible?! I was out all last night, .............ing ............
............ .
c) When Sally went off to college, she took ............................... .
d) You'll have to prove it to me, I ................................... .
e) That Brown you're looking for ..................................., he was
killed a week ago.
f) I don't like watching horror films, they ............................ .
g) If you think I'm the guilty person, you're .......................... .
h) Every time anyone mentions taxes, Mrs Smarty ............... .
i) John and Ann .............................. about ...